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A/N: Hey guys, just recently I've received a review that actually, was great criticism. However, it was HEAVY criticism. But, I actually like getting reviews (including hate mail) about my story. Although some of you might not like the way the story is heading (which I know some of you do, you just don't tell me) I CANNOT please EVERYONE. There will always be someone who will not like the way something is. I love ALL my readers, including the haters, so thanks too all of you who decide to stay with me so far. And to that one reviewer, if this chapter doesn't improve your opinion of this story: I advise you stop reading. :) ONWARD! READ ENTIRE CHAPTER, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WILL DROP IT AS SOON AS YOU GET TO A CERTAIN PART.

Dev was standing in front of his friends, sword in hand, ready for anything. "Dev! Go back to your normal self! That spirit is taking over you!" Yang tried to talk some sense into him. "I am in control here, not Yamato. In fact, he is lending me power...and this power, I intend on using it to protect the people I care about!"He argued. They stared at him blankly. "Dev, that doesn't make any sense. Why are you threatening us then?!" Pyrrha asked. Dev looked down for a moment. "You are trying to take this power away from me!"He said, raising his sword at them. The others raised their weapons in defense.

"Dev, just calm down." Ruby asked, slightly lowering her weapon. "If you want to protect people, why don't you just use your own power instead?" She continued. Dev started to think for a moment, but instead, he grinned. "Then why don't you make me?" His grin slowly widened. The others all looked at each other for a moment. "Guys, I don't think he'll change his mind." Ren suggested, ready for anything to happen. Pyrrha looked at him with sympathy, she sighed mentally. "Everyone, we will have to stop him." Ruby told them. Dev laughed and moved his arm forward, and made a "bring it" sign. "Let's go."

Dev roared and sent a slash from his sword down at his friends, causing them to dodge it. Once they did he ran at his first target: Yang. She raised one fist and threw the other at him. Dev ducked and stabbed her right in her chest, leaving her on the blade. "AHH!" Yang screamed as she felt the cold steel go through her core. "Yang!" Ruby screamed out. She transformed her scythe into it's rifle form and began to fire on Dev. He raised his devil bringer and used the arm to block the incoming bullets. As Ruby was firing at Dev, all the others ran straight for Dev.

He smiled and kicked Yang off his blade and watched her body fall onto the ground, seeing she was coughing as she clutched her stomach. As each member of both teams, including Tazu attacked Dev he dodged each attack and countered back. Each attack onto his teammates, for some reason, he didn't feel regret for. It's as if...Dev wasn't even himself anymore. "Dev! Stop this!" Blake yelled as she caught his arm and tried to pull him down onto the ground. Dev pulled her up and threw her against the wall of the hideout and she felt the wind get knocked out of her.

Blake watched all of her friends attack Dev to try to stop him, but minute after minute, Dev would fatally wound one of her friends, till it was just down to her. "Still alive I see?" Dev asked as he walked over to Blake to strike her as well. "Blake...run..." Weiss coughed as she tried to warn Blake of what Dev was about to do, but it was too late. He approached her and knelt down and smiled at her. "What's the matter, Blake? Cat got your tongue?" Dev chucked lowly at his play on words. Blake looked over to each of her friends, broken, bleeding, beaten.

"Dev...why did you do this...what are you trying to accomplish?" Blake asked weakly, Dev grabbed her throat, and picked her up, putting her against the wall. She tried to struggle, but it was useless. "I've finally realized something..." He said, staring straight into her eyes. As Blake looked into his, what she saw was like pain to her, it was no longer Dev. The Dev she once knew, was no longer the person currently in front of her. "What would...that be?" She got out slowly. "I never belonged here, the world I'm from is absolutely different from this one. I didn't have any powers there...but now? I've got some here, and I REALLY like them..." He breathed in slowly. "It's a real shame...you've got some really nice friends here. It would be...saddening if they just...died." Everyone looked up at him. "Dev! No!" Blake yelled out in pain as Dev stabbed her in the stomach as well, disabling her from any action.

Dev walked over to her original target: Yang. And looked down at her. "Hi there." He said before raising his sword, and plunging it into her heart, taking her life from her. "NO!" Everyone yelled out, but they couldn't do anything. "Aww...poor little Yang, You know, she was always a bitch. Just like you Weiss..." Dev confirmed his next victim, walking over to her slowly. Weiss tried to raise her weapon, but he knocked it out of her hands, and stepped on her arm, locking her down. "Dev, don't...please. I'm...sorry for what I said." Weiss tried to plead to him, although, she was scared for her life. "White Snow...You're name means White Snow, does it not?" She nodded slowly. "How about I make it Red?" And with that, he plunged down the sword into her chest, Weiss screamed, and fell limp as he withdrew the blade.

Ruby cried as she saw both of her teammates get executed by this man. He looked over at Ruby and grinned. Ruby looked at him in horror as he walked over to her. "Ruby...you were a good team leader." Dev said no more, he instantly stabbed Ruby, killing her instantly. The rest of the crew continued to yell out at Dev. Their pleads didn't work.

Blake watched the rest of her friends were executed, until it was down to just her. She knew what was coming, and she watched each step Dev took to get to her. She looked up, tears in her eyes, at her soon to be killer. "Did you enjoy the show?" He asked, the same grin plastered onto his face. "Burn in hell, Dev...kill me if you want. But just know this..." Blake laughed a few times as she felt Dev's sword at her throat. "I had some feelings for you, Dev. I...kinda liked you..." Dev pulled out one of his magnums out of his holster, and placed the end of the barrel on Blake's forehead.

"Really now? I never knew that. I'll be sure to keep that in mind as I watch you die."And as he said die...

He pulled the trigger...

Dev screamed and pulled himself up, eyes widened, and began to breathe heavily. Everyone else woke up from hearing Dev yelling from his bed, and looked over at him. "What's wrong?!" Ruby asked. "A dream...it was all a dream...a nightmare." His breathing was irregular, and he looked like he was sweating a lot.

"Dev, what happened?" Blake asked. He leaned back and tried to get a hold of himself. "Well...It all started with the mission tomorrow..."

A/N: Sorry for that darkness I had to get down too... XD But holy! A nightmare! Did'ya forget he had those? :P

"Never sleep, Never Dream." Unknown